How to Use whetstone in a Sentence
whetstone
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The gamekeeper sharpens the blade with a whetstone and shows him how it is done.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 9 Apr. 2018
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The cups were plastic, the knives were for cutting butter, there was nay a whetstone in sight.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2021
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Depending on the type of whetstone, apply a few drops of oil or water to the stone first.
—Cindy Daniel, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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Yes, using a whetstone takes time and practice—but there are plenty of YouTube videos that can walk you through the process.
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
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Honing rods do not sharpen knives like a whetstone does, but can keep them sharp longer.
—Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
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Over the past two million years huge sheets of ice ground the landscape of central Illinois to a whetstone flatness.
—Steven Phelps, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023
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Sharpening a knife on a whetstone is as much art as science.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2019
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My father had visited and given us some tips on how to dampen the whetstones and sharpen the blade.
—Cain Burdeau, Fox News, 19 June 2018
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Similar to knives, the best way to sharpen kitchen shears is with a whetstone, or sharpening stone.
—Bon Appétit, 16 Mar. 2022
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The trailer starts off with brown dust blowing in the wind, then cuts to an ornate blade being sharpened by a moving whetstone.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2022
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For an at-home solution, most experts tout a whetstone as the best knife sharpener.
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2020
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Hone your knives once a week, and sharpen them yearly using a whetstone or knife sharpener.
—Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
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The chamber where the deer carvings are located held the remains of up to ten people, some of them cremated, as well as a whetstone, a greenstone ax and a flint knife.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021
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The set includes a 7-inch vegetable knife, an 8.5-inch slicing knife, and a 5-inch utility knife, plus a whetstone for sharpening.
—Anna Lane, USA TODAY, 27 May 2021
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Bon Appétit’s Brad Leone helps show viewers the correct method for transforming your dull kitchen knives into pro-ready tools by using a sharpening whetstone.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2020
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For both characters, Parker’s voice sounds sharpened on a whetstone, plaintive but already resigned.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
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Option #1: Use a Sharpening Stone A sharpening stone, which is sometimes called a bench stone or whetstone, is the simplest, most traditional way to sharpen scissors.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021
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Option #1: Sharpening Stone A sharpening stone, which is sometimes called a bench stone or whetstone, is the simplest, most traditional way to sharpen scissors.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Jan. 2020
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Many types of manual sharpeners are available, ranging from old-fashion whetstones, to ceramic V-sticks, to those with the sharpening apparatus built into the body of the sharpener in a V-shape for safety and ease of use.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2019
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The researchers speculate that Netherton’s inhabitants deliberately placed other objects, like gaming pieces, a spindle whorl and a whetstone, near the dagger for practical or ritualistic reasons.
—Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2021
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